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Fails with steamui.so missing libpipewire on Ubuntu 18.04 after May 24 update steam beta

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#7808 · opened 2021-05-24 by samrocketman · updated 2021-05-24 · 4 comments · github
Ssamrocketman 2021-05-24 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): Unknown (last upgraded today)
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Ubuntu 18.04 with latest system upgrades and kernel.
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Steam should open.

However, since upgrading it requires a dependency only available in Ubuntu 20.04. It errors out saying 32-bit libpipewire is missing.

After some research I learned it's only available in Ubuntu 20.04. As of now steam fails to start with a steamui.so error.

ldd steamui.so

ldd shows that libpipewire was, in fact, missing. As of right now I have no way to disable steam beta.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Use Ubuntu 18.04 and upgrade to the latest steam beta.
  2. Open steam
  3. Watch it fail.
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2021-05-24 github

Hello @samrocketman, this issue was already evaluated on #7807 and should already be resolved in a re-release of today's Steam client beta update.

You should be able to manually opt out of Steam's beta update channel by deleting ~/.steam/steam/package/beta which should trigger an update cycle the next time you try to run Steam, then both the mainline release and the current beta should work.

Ssamrocketman 2021-05-24 github

How do I manually update @kisak-valve ? My steam is still broken.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2021-05-24 github

See my last comment ... run rm ~/.steam/steam/package/beta in a terminal or use a file manager.

Ssamrocketman 2021-05-24 github

Nevermind; I read through and fixed it. Thanks and apologies for wasting your time.

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